NATE FRANCIS
NATHAN FRANCIS
(he/him)
EDUCATION
2021 BFA Photography and Digital Imaging, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
minor in Sculpture Intermedia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 In Place: a Study of Loneliness in Utah’s Landscapes, Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Postcards from the Edge 2025, Visual AIDS, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Self Exposure, Naruki Art Dojo, Brooklyn, NY
2022 In This Body of Mine, MassArt x SoWa, Boston, MA
2021 Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2021, Virtual Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT
2021 2nd Annual The Art of Instant Photography Exhibition, Analog Film Photography Association, Orlando, FL
2020 Interior Life, Strange Fire Collective, Filter Photo, Chicago, IL
2020 Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2020, Virtual Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 12th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Virtual Exhibition, (f)RACTION Magazine
2020 Project apART, Sorenson Impact Center, Online Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 Things and Pictures of Things, Alvin Gittin’s Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 The Birthday Show, Private Exhibition, South Jordan, UT
2019 Expressions of Pride, Draw Inc. Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2019, Commonwealth Studios, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Call It Art, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Presence-Impact, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Art In Form, Trolley Square, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 Making Waves, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2020-21 Queer Visibility: Disrupting Public Space, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 Wake Up!, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
AWARDS & GRANTS
2021 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Scholar Designation
2021 Best in Photography, 2021 Juried Student Exhibition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2021 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Opportunity Recipient (UROP)
2020 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Opportunity Recipient (UROP)
2020 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Small Grant
2019 J. Willard Marriott Library Public Art Grant
2018 Merit Award, 2018 Juried Student Exhibition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
PUBLICATIONS
2021 University of Utah BFA Senior Catalog 2021
2021 University of Utah 2021 Undergraduate Research Journal
2021 The Art of Instant Photography by the Analog Film Photography Association
2021 Contemporary Photography Projects Multibook Publication
2020 HYPER/FOCAL, Issue 3, University of Utah Photo Club Annual Zine Publication
2020 The Art of Trauma Exhibition Catalog
2020 (f)RACTION Magazine, 12th Anniversary, Issue 134
2019 Art In Form Exhibition Catalog, Art In Form, University of Utah Student Exhibition
2019 HYPER/FOCAL, Issue 2, University of Utah Photo Club Annual Zine Publication
2018 HYPER/FOCAL, Issue 1, University of Utah Photo Club Annual Zine Publication
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2021 selected for Studio Visit with Paul Mpagi Sepuya
2018-21 University of Utah Sculpture Club Member
2019-21 University of Utah Photo Club Member
2019-20 University of Utah Sculpture Club Co-President
2019-20 Society for Photographic Education Member
2019 Society for Photographic Education 2019 Regional Conference
2019 Performance workshop with Guillermo Gómez-Peña
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-25 Assistant Registrar at Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC
2022-23 Gallery Assistant at Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC
2021 Membership Assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art
2021 Studio Assistant to Alison Elizabeth Taylor
2021 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Digital Assets Assistant
2020-21 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Assistant Preparator
2018-21 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Visitor Services and Private Events Assistant
2020 University of Utah Studio Lighting Teaching Assistant
2020 Things and Pictures of Things Curator and Preparator
2019 Art In Form Preparator
2019 Encircle Together Love Loud Art Series Program Facilitator
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NATHAN FRANCIS
(he/him)
EDUCATION
2021 BFA Photography and Digital Imaging, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
minor in Sculpture Intermedia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 In Place: a Study of Loneliness in Utah’s Landscapes, Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Postcards from the Edge 2025, Visual AIDS, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Self Exposure, Naruki Art Dojo, Brooklyn, NY
2022 In This Body of Mine, MassArt x SoWa, Boston, MA
2021 Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2021, Virtual Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT
2021 2nd Annual The Art of Instant Photography Exhibition, Analog Film Photography Association, Orlando, FL
2020 Interior Life, Strange Fire Collective, Filter Photo, Chicago, IL
2020 Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2020, Virtual Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 12th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Virtual Exhibition, (f)RACTION Magazine
2020 Project apART, Sorenson Impact Center, Online Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 Things and Pictures of Things, Alvin Gittin’s Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2020 The Birthday Show, Private Exhibition, South Jordan, UT
2019 Expressions of Pride, Draw Inc. Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Queer Spectra Arts Festival 2019, Commonwealth Studios, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Call It Art, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Presence-Impact, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2019 Art In Form, Trolley Square, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 Making Waves, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2020-21 Queer Visibility: Disrupting Public Space, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 Wake Up!, J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, UT
AWARDS & GRANTS
2021 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Scholar Designation
2021 Best in Photography, 2021 Juried Student Exhibition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2021 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Opportunity Recipient (UROP)
2020 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Opportunity Recipient (UROP)
2020 University of Utah Undergraduate Research Small Grant
2019 J. Willard Marriott Library Public Art Grant
2018 Merit Award, 2018 Juried Student Exhibition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
PUBLICATIONS
2021 University of Utah BFA Senior Catalog 2021
2021 University of Utah 2021 Undergraduate Research Journal
2021 The Art of Instant Photography by the Analog Film Photography Association
2021 Contemporary Photography Projects Multibook Publication
2020 HYPER/FOCAL, Issue 3, University of Utah Photo Club Annual Zine Publication
2020 The Art of Trauma Exhibition Catalog
2020 (f)RACTION Magazine, 12th Anniversary, Issue 134
2019 Art In Form Exhibition Catalog, Art In Form, University of Utah Student Exhibition
2019 HYPER/FOCAL, Issue 2, University of Utah Photo Club Annual Zine Publication
2018 HYPER/FOCAL, Issue 1, University of Utah Photo Club Annual Zine Publication
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2021 selected for Studio Visit with Paul Mpagi Sepuya
2018-21 University of Utah Sculpture Club Member
2019-21 University of Utah Photo Club Member
2019-20 University of Utah Sculpture Club Co-President
2019-20 Society for Photographic Education Member
2019 Society for Photographic Education 2019 Regional Conference
2019 Performance workshop with Guillermo Gómez-Peña
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-25 Assistant Registrar at Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC
2022-23 Gallery Assistant at Jack Shainman Gallery, NYC
2021 Membership Assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art
2021 Studio Assistant to Alison Elizabeth Taylor
2021 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Digital Assets Assistant
2020-21 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Assistant Preparator
2018-21 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Visitor Services and Private Events Assistant
2020 University of Utah Studio Lighting Teaching Assistant
2020 Things and Pictures of Things Curator and Preparator
2019 Art In Form Preparator
2019 Encircle Together Love Loud Art Series Program Facilitator